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no one yet has a proper strategy to end the war in iraq either. >> for more on i violence in iraq and the fight against the islamic state, i spoke a brief time ago with the former u.s. state department spokesman. thank you very much for coming in. there is now a lot of open talk about going into syria. after all these years, how likely is military action by the u.s.? >> i think the statements by chairman of joint chiefs yesterday and reiterated by the white house today gives you a strong hint that the united states recognizes that if you're trying to neutralize the threat posed by the islamic state, you can't do it on one side of the border without effective action on the other side of the border. and perhaps they're gaining confidence that the combination of support for the new iraqi government, coupled with military action, is beginning to be effective on the iraqi side and seeing which of those ingredients may well work on the syrian side. >> what about the suggestion that to be effective you have to work with president assad? let me ask it another way. is it possible to take actio
no one yet has a proper strategy to end the war in iraq either. >> for more on i violence in iraq and the fight against the islamic state, i spoke a brief time ago with the former u.s. state department spokesman. thank you very much for coming in. there is now a lot of open talk about going into syria. after all these years, how likely is military action by the u.s.? >> i think the statements by chairman of joint chiefs yesterday and reiterated by the white house today gives you a...
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lou: for the folks joining the islamic state of iraq or the islamic states of iraq and syria, but they are coming from 80 nations by the account of our intelligent saugh:dash intelligence sources. looking at the fighters so this is becoming just does secretary hazel said the likes of which we have not seen before? >> is a manifestation it would be wrapped here in the middle east but it has already not only drawn people from all over the world but al qaeda affiliate's have announced their allegiance to what the administration finally calls for al qaeda and the estimates keep changing and i know the part number but i heard 2,000 or more of the fighters that the islamic states now has as legitimate passport so they have their own passports they can come back without much year of being detected since they have legitimate travel documents to be a real terrorist threat very quickly i know the can has metastasized but it is still growing and so is the threats. lou: the you had the administration that says so are they align to this is reaching when the president calls isis the jayvee team the
lou: for the folks joining the islamic state of iraq or the islamic states of iraq and syria, but they are coming from 80 nations by the account of our intelligent saugh:dash intelligence sources. looking at the fighters so this is becoming just does secretary hazel said the likes of which we have not seen before? >> is a manifestation it would be wrapped here in the middle east but it has already not only drawn people from all over the world but al qaeda affiliate's have announced their...
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air strikes in northern iraq. a russian convoy today rolled into ukraine and for the first time nato says it has evidence the russian military is fighting on ukrainian soil. >>> the national
air strikes in northern iraq. a russian convoy today rolled into ukraine and for the first time nato says it has evidence the russian military is fighting on ukrainian soil. >>> the national
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so if you just attack in iraq, you leave the militants with a safe haven in syria. something significant happened, lester, last month. you remember there was that raid to rescue the hostages, delta force flying in covered with -- covered by fighter jets. what was significant about this is unfortunately the mission failed, they weren't able to recover the hostages. but defense officials said that otherwise it went off flawlessly. it was a perfect operation. that means that the planes, the helicopters, entered syrian air space. and they weren't fired upon. also, the syrian government didn't complain. clearly it saw the planes, it saw the helicopters entering and leaving. there was a fire fight, there were people killed, it knew what happened. it didn't even talk about it. that could be perceived by many as ak we essence, that the bashar regime didn't mind the u.s. operate inside syria as long as it was going after isis and not the regime. >> interesting analysis. richard engel, thank you. >>> tonight, the pentagon calling on russia to immediately remove a convoy that'
so if you just attack in iraq, you leave the militants with a safe haven in syria. something significant happened, lester, last month. you remember there was that raid to rescue the hostages, delta force flying in covered with -- covered by fighter jets. what was significant about this is unfortunately the mission failed, they weren't able to recover the hostages. but defense officials said that otherwise it went off flawlessly. it was a perfect operation. that means that the planes, the...
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military might go after "islamic state" forces inside syria, as well as iraq. yesterday, the chair of the joint chiefs, army general martin dempsey, said that's the only way to defeat the militants. deputy national security advisor ben rhodes addressed the issue today, at martha's vineyard, where the president is vacationing. >> we're actively considering what's going to be necessary to deal with that threat, and we're not going to be restricted by borders. we've shown time and again that if there's a counterterrorism threat, we'll take direct action against that threat if necessary. >> woodruff: overnight, u.s. warplanes carried out more air strikes against "islamic state" targets around mosul, in northern iraq. the u.s. today accused china's military of "dangerous" conduct in an aerial incident on tuesday. pentagon officials said a chinese fighter jet repeatedly buzzed a u.s. navy surveillance plane, coming within 30 feet at one point. it happened about 135 miles off china's hainan island. another u.s. surveillance plane had to land there in 2001 after being
military might go after "islamic state" forces inside syria, as well as iraq. yesterday, the chair of the joint chiefs, army general martin dempsey, said that's the only way to defeat the militants. deputy national security advisor ben rhodes addressed the issue today, at martha's vineyard, where the president is vacationing. >> we're actively considering what's going to be necessary to deal with that threat, and we're not going to be restricted by borders. we've shown time and...
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in syria and iraq. again they are deeply rooted in -- the insurgency in iraq we have faced for many years. they have of course posed a huge threat to the people in that region. it's important to underscore. as the president did the other day, that it's not simply the threat they pose to the united states. it's the threat they pose to the entire world. they have killed thousands of civilians and muslims more than any other faith. so whatever pretense they have to establish themselves as speaking for the muslim world i think is completely disproven by their actions in that part of the world. for americans, what i say we monitor very closely whether or not isil will seek to develop plots that are aimed at the west. aimed at beyond this geographic area where they have been operating. we are doing that. we are actively consulting with european partners about how to watch the threat they could pose to the west. we take their threats seriously because they have to take every threat that's made against the unit
in syria and iraq. again they are deeply rooted in -- the insurgency in iraq we have faced for many years. they have of course posed a huge threat to the people in that region. it's important to underscore. as the president did the other day, that it's not simply the threat they pose to the united states. it's the threat they pose to the entire world. they have killed thousands of civilians and muslims more than any other faith. so whatever pretense they have to establish themselves as speaking...
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conducted three new airstrikes in northern iraq. the airstrikes have intensified since the murder of journalist james foley. the u.s. government said it is not going to get involved with solving the problems for the iraqi government, and the problems are huge. but the u.s. government is amping up the rhetoric if nothing else. >> right, that's what i'm about to say, richelle. we heard the secretary of state chuck hagel say that the islamic state group is worse than anything that the united states has ever seen including al-qaeda. we heard the joint chief of staff say that they will have to be routed out of syria if they're going to be defeated, and they need to be defeated. now comes another top adviser ben rhodes when asked if, in fact, the president is entertaining airstrikes in syria at this point to go after the islamic state group, his answer is that they're actively considering what would be necessary to protect americans and they are not restricted by borders. now all of this under the stated policy, here's the concern now, a
conducted three new airstrikes in northern iraq. the airstrikes have intensified since the murder of journalist james foley. the u.s. government said it is not going to get involved with solving the problems for the iraqi government, and the problems are huge. but the u.s. government is amping up the rhetoric if nothing else. >> right, that's what i'm about to say, richelle. we heard the secretary of state chuck hagel say that the islamic state group is worse than anything that the united...
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they'll have to be debt with in iraq and syria. it's an effort to push the president and congress. >> he's trying to set the conditions to tell the american people, get ready. this is all starting over again. >> reporter: meanwhile mr. obama's golfing has drawn a lot of criticism but aides insist he it hasn't kept him from doing his job. >> i don't think anyone can deny the president has been deeply engaged issues both domestic and abroad. >> reporter: a critic says he doesn't begrudge the golf. he said even eisenhower golfed during world war ii, but he said president obama doesn't have ike's focus on national security. >> he doesn't understand it even after 5 1/2 years of on-the-job training. he still doesn't get it. >> the president could speed weapons deliveries to iraqi and kurdish fighters and officials say even air strikes on syria is an option being considered but not ground troops in either country. bret? >> thank you. >>> a big argument about whether the president broke the law when he swapped the five terrorists for army
they'll have to be debt with in iraq and syria. it's an effort to push the president and congress. >> he's trying to set the conditions to tell the american people, get ready. this is all starting over again. >> reporter: meanwhile mr. obama's golfing has drawn a lot of criticism but aides insist he it hasn't kept him from doing his job. >> i don't think anyone can deny the president has been deeply engaged issues both domestic and abroad. >> reporter: a critic says he...
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talks the united states has launched at least 90 airstrikes against islamic state militants in iraq since the bombardment began two weeks ago. on thursday, globalpost released the full text of the last e-mail james foley's family received from the isis militants, which calls foley's execution a "direct result of your transgressions towards us." "you and your citizens will pay the price of your bombings," they wrote. the united nations says the death toll from the three-year civil war in syria has topped 191,000. that is an increase of more than 90,000 since last july. in her final speech before the un security council, outgoing u.n. high commissioner for human rights navi pillay criticized the council's response to syria and other conflicts. >> short-term to political considerations and national interests nearly defined have repeatedly taken precedence over intolerable human suffering and great breaches and long-term threats to international peace and security. i firmly believe that greater responses by this council would have saved hundreds of thousands of lives. >> two american missiona
talks the united states has launched at least 90 airstrikes against islamic state militants in iraq since the bombardment began two weeks ago. on thursday, globalpost released the full text of the last e-mail james foley's family received from the isis militants, which calls foley's execution a "direct result of your transgressions towards us." "you and your citizens will pay the price of your bombings," they wrote. the united nations says the death toll from the three-year...
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shia militias attacked a sunni mosque in iraq. at least 17 people have been killed and scores of others wounded. moscow tohouse urges remove its tracks from ukraine or "face the consequences here co. the convoy -- face the consequences." the international community is not convinced it is a humanitarian convoy. time for business. hildebrand is with me in the studio. we start with the big story of the day, central bankers gathering in the u.s.. >> this meeting has become increasingly scrutinized as people tried to get a hint of any future monetary policy. earlier this year, janet yellen -- earlier today, janet yellen delivered opening remarks. she said questions remain over job availability and when to raise interest rates. for now, the fed is leaving itself open to set economic policy according to economic performance. >> the eyes of the worlds investors are fixed on jackson hole. the conference of bankers has a renewed cachet with all major central bankers in attendance. they are coordinating strategies between the united states a
shia militias attacked a sunni mosque in iraq. at least 17 people have been killed and scores of others wounded. moscow tohouse urges remove its tracks from ukraine or "face the consequences here co. the convoy -- face the consequences." the international community is not convinced it is a humanitarian convoy. time for business. hildebrand is with me in the studio. we start with the big story of the day, central bankers gathering in the u.s.. >> this meeting has become...
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in carrying out air strikes on the militant islamic fighters in iraq. lord richard dunne is said the move would be in britain's strategic interests. >> meanwhile, the u.s. defense department has released footage showing what it says are two american airstrikes on islamic state targets new the mobile dam and iraq. it says the strikes destroyed an armed truck as well as an armored personnel carrier and a machine gun and placement that was firing on iraqi units. >> let's bring in our washington correspondent, richard walker. i understand that there is pressure building to intensify u.s. military involvement in the campaign against the islamic state and to possibly extend that into syria. what is the word from the pentagon? >> that pressure has certainly been building through the week, and especially since the killing of the american journalist james foley. of course, there are growing hints from the obama administration just within the past 24 hours that something might the on the cards. it really began on thursday when the defense secretary chuck hagel ga
in carrying out air strikes on the militant islamic fighters in iraq. lord richard dunne is said the move would be in britain's strategic interests. >> meanwhile, the u.s. defense department has released footage showing what it says are two american airstrikes on islamic state targets new the mobile dam and iraq. it says the strikes destroyed an armed truck as well as an armored personnel carrier and a machine gun and placement that was firing on iraqi units. >> let's bring in our...
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it is announced that it is targeting western interests not only in iraq, but outside of iraq and outside of syria. our question is are we willing to risk another potential 9/11. do we want to prevent this al-qaeda from doing that? >> do you think this administration is laying in its grouped work for putting troops on the ground? when you start talking about 9/11 that seems to be laying the groundwork for telling the american people we will have to put troops on the ground when you use that language. >> no, i don't think i'm saying that at all. i'm saying we need to understand that we need to take decisive military and to some extend diplomatic and political pressure on this route. but as ambassador jeffrey laid out that could be done with iraqi troops, peshmerga troops at the lead. there are a lot of ways to do this without putting american troops on the ground. >> you don't think it will come to that. >> i didn't say that. i said we have other options before we consider putting american groups on the ground. >> i just wanted to be clear on that. thanthank you for the conversation and yo
it is announced that it is targeting western interests not only in iraq, but outside of iraq and outside of syria. our question is are we willing to risk another potential 9/11. do we want to prevent this al-qaeda from doing that? >> do you think this administration is laying in its grouped work for putting troops on the ground? when you start talking about 9/11 that seems to be laying the groundwork for telling the american people we will have to put troops on the ground when you use...
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i don't think there's going to be an iraq, do you? i see no evidence of an iraq right now. i see kurds doing their thing and shia taking over more and more fights as they did today, killing all of those people, those sunni people today that mosque and at the hospital going in to kill -- if they are still alive. that's a blood feud between sunni and shia. our feud or war right now is with isis. >> to that end, the fact that ben rhodes answered so unee quiquif of coursally yesterday -- >> why is that so -- >> to answer your question, i think the president has said time and time again, we will protect american interests when america is threatened and now you have an american citizen who has been killed and other americans presumably within isis' grasp. >> of course. killing by sur hand, bobby ken dip was a terrorist act. isis basically declared war on us, i think. he think they are going to get a fight. >> do you think if it is president obama against isis, do you think he has support. you think he has support of american public on this? >> i think he can do damage he wants to
i don't think there's going to be an iraq, do you? i see no evidence of an iraq right now. i see kurds doing their thing and shia taking over more and more fights as they did today, killing all of those people, those sunni people today that mosque and at the hospital going in to kill -- if they are still alive. that's a blood feud between sunni and shia. our feud or war right now is with isis. >> to that end, the fact that ben rhodes answered so unee quiquif of coursally yesterday --...
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are we going to see changes in regards to the current operation now in iraq? >> i think what the secretary was referring to, and i'm pretty sure the chairman was referring to, was that we need to have a regional approach here, an interagency and international approach about this threat possessed by this particular extremist group, isil, and that this would take time to develop this type of lult lateral and multi-national approach to dealing with this threat. the president himself said this wasn't going to be over in a matter of weeks. i think we all recognize that this group didn't grow up overnight. they didn't get the capabilities they got overnight. we have been watching this for a while, and we all recognize it is going to take a while. just as critically, joe, it is going to take a while for everybody, not just the united states military. you are not going to see the answer to all isil problems through a military lens. we are a component, we are a tool. we are conducting operations inside iraq against this group in support of iraqi and kurdish forces. but
are we going to see changes in regards to the current operation now in iraq? >> i think what the secretary was referring to, and i'm pretty sure the chairman was referring to, was that we need to have a regional approach here, an interagency and international approach about this threat possessed by this particular extremist group, isil, and that this would take time to develop this type of lult lateral and multi-national approach to dealing with this threat. the president himself said...
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>> i was not actually on the ground in iraq. i was a military analyst based here in the intelligence community in d.c. as an analyst in 2004-2006 period. in terms of -- it is concerning the weaponry they have, the funding they have, the territory they've been holding. these are things that, to be honest, the amount of territory they're holding and the launching ground from syria is troublesome. it's a concerning dynamic. i think we have to recognize that even though air strikes will damage the capabilities, it's going to be up to the iraqi security forces and it's going to be up to the population on the ground to take action and to be able to push the groups out of their cities. and hopefully now the new iraqi government will see changes in terms of the dynamics on the ground. >> how is our intelligence gathering right now inside of iraq? >> i'm no longer in the intelligence community. i assume they're doing everything they can to gather information about the capabilities of group, the size of the group. i think you saw in the r
>> i was not actually on the ground in iraq. i was a military analyst based here in the intelligence community in d.c. as an analyst in 2004-2006 period. in terms of -- it is concerning the weaponry they have, the funding they have, the territory they've been holding. these are things that, to be honest, the amount of territory they're holding and the launching ground from syria is troublesome. it's a concerning dynamic. i think we have to recognize that even though air strikes will...
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they've demolished the syrian and iraq border. their goal is to roll back the sykes pico agreement from 1916 that divided up the region into mandates. we can use our airpower to strike isis forces in iraq, but they can always retreat across the border into syria, where they control territory. that's why it's important to recognize that this is a transnational conflict, and the kurds in iraq and the kurds in syria can both play a helpful role working with u.s. airpower to take on these isis fighters. >> and frank, last question to you. under what circumstances would you support ground forces again, even if they were kurdish ground forces in syria? >> they're kurdish ground forces? the circumstances under which i'd support is if they had the technical advantage. our strategic objective should be to support kurdish and, once the iraqi sunnis get their act together again, as long as -- any forces in iraq or in syria who are battling isis should become our allies and can become our allies. >> we'll leave it there. gentlemen, for now, i
they've demolished the syrian and iraq border. their goal is to roll back the sykes pico agreement from 1916 that divided up the region into mandates. we can use our airpower to strike isis forces in iraq, but they can always retreat across the border into syria, where they control territory. that's why it's important to recognize that this is a transnational conflict, and the kurds in iraq and the kurds in syria can both play a helpful role working with u.s. airpower to take on these isis...
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of al qaeda in iraq. and they of course posed a huge threat to the people in that region. and it's important to underscore, as the president said the other day, that it's not simply the threat they pose to the united states. it's the threat they pose to the entire world. and they've killed thousands of civilians. they've killed muslims more than any other faith. so whatever pretense they have to establish themselves as speaking for the muslim world, i think, is completely disproven by their actions in that part of the world. for americans in the homeland, i think what we'd say is we monitor very closely whether or not isil will seek to develop plots that are aimed at the west, aimed at beyond this geographic area where they've been operating. we are doing that. we're actively consulting with european partners about how to watch the threat that they could pose to the west. we take their threats seriously because we have to take every threat that's made against the united states seriously. and we're going t
of al qaeda in iraq. and they of course posed a huge threat to the people in that region. and it's important to underscore, as the president said the other day, that it's not simply the threat they pose to the united states. it's the threat they pose to the entire world. and they've killed thousands of civilians. they've killed muslims more than any other faith. so whatever pretense they have to establish themselves as speaking for the muslim world, i think, is completely disproven by their...
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and our own government to go to war in iraq. several years on from that, i actually feel it's a an image that is extremely relevant to us today in that it's an image that is potent as this thing that trolls beneath the human consciousness as a reminderness of our primal instincts, that being violence. >> reporter: the underlying message is antiwar. all of the artists are trying to prompt a deeper consideration of what conflict remains a part of human existence. some are ironic. medals that are on closer inspection, made of toy soldiers. many images are from afghanistan and iraq, but some date back to earlier wars, a picture from the firstward with sketches from syria, show despite what politicians constantly urge, they themselves have not learned the lessons of war. >>> still to come, find out what teachers are doing in the nicaraguan city to prevent a tradition from fading. ♪ ♪ >>> millions of liters of wastewater from a copper mine in northern mexico has contaminated nearby rivers and farms. >> reporter: francisco says the
and our own government to go to war in iraq. several years on from that, i actually feel it's a an image that is extremely relevant to us today in that it's an image that is potent as this thing that trolls beneath the human consciousness as a reminderness of our primal instincts, that being violence. >> reporter: the underlying message is antiwar. all of the artists are trying to prompt a deeper consideration of what conflict remains a part of human existence. some are ironic. medals...
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this is been a boom town in iraq. developers pouring billions into the segment -- into the sector in recent years. but the threat of the islamic state has put these ambitious expansion plans on hold. >> just a couple of hours from the iraqi conflict zone since this small slice of the american dream. kurdistan's first self-proclaimed subdivision. >> how much does one of these houses cost? around $3000. -- $300,000. he is a courteous but this time between virginia and iraq. see most of the developers in this area, even in lebanon or turkey, they start to move to do business here. sank $6 million into this gated community, and received another $10 million for water, sewage, electricity from a private lending arm of the u.s. government. then, sectarian bloodshed hardly encouraged outside investments. but in recent years, the oil economy has helped reveal -- erbil develop at an impressive rate. >> the oil companies are important to improve kurdistan's economy. projects are supplied by family members of these will companies
this is been a boom town in iraq. developers pouring billions into the segment -- into the sector in recent years. but the threat of the islamic state has put these ambitious expansion plans on hold. >> just a couple of hours from the iraqi conflict zone since this small slice of the american dream. kurdistan's first self-proclaimed subdivision. >> how much does one of these houses cost? around $3000. -- $300,000. he is a courteous but this time between virginia and iraq. see most...
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they are in control of seven oil fields and two refineries in iraq. allowing them to rake in estimated $730 million a year from oil alone. it is a staggering influx of cash and more than enough to move isis beyond iraq. here, ken mahoney of, mahoney asset management and jack haugh, "barron's" senior editor and james frischling. jack, let me start with you, this is stunning development in addition of 60% of syrian oil fields isis also controls. >> it's a lot of money and you would think clear something will have to be done to stop that. if something must be done, every week we go by we don't do something they get stronger and richer. hopes that it comes sooner rather than later. this is a lot of money. melissa: the show is called "money." that is part story we're focused on here and you look at one of their main sources of revenue is kidnapping. we hear they have so much oil under their control. there is really no way, oil is so fungible you really don't know what oil you're getting right? >> this whole thing is crazy and hard to watch this day after d
they are in control of seven oil fields and two refineries in iraq. allowing them to rake in estimated $730 million a year from oil alone. it is a staggering influx of cash and more than enough to move isis beyond iraq. here, ken mahoney of, mahoney asset management and jack haugh, "barron's" senior editor and james frischling. jack, let me start with you, this is stunning development in addition of 60% of syrian oil fields isis also controls. >> it's a lot of money and you...
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the focus right now on the current administration is on iraq. isis controls large supports of territory in syria. they get income from syria. they control about 60% of the oil fields out there. that's hands off. the only counter to isis in syria is assad himself or the modern elements of the free syrian army. >> and they absolutely must not get their hounds on the ascertain iraqi oil production. control that would be devastating. bob kent with some very hard-hitting works. >>> hydrocodone is a strong painkiller that many believe is the most abused drug in america, so the government is delivering a long-promised crackdown, but there's a potential down side. meg tirrell will join us. >>> is kevin durant worth it to under armour? ♪ [ dog barks ] ♪ [ male announcer ] imagine the cars we drive... being able to see so clearly... to respond so intelligently and so quickly, they can help protect us from a world of unseen danger. it's the stuff of science fiction... minus the fiction. and it is mercedes-benz... today. see your authorized dealer for e
the focus right now on the current administration is on iraq. isis controls large supports of territory in syria. they get income from syria. they control about 60% of the oil fields out there. that's hands off. the only counter to isis in syria is assad himself or the modern elements of the free syrian army. >> and they absolutely must not get their hounds on the ascertain iraqi oil production. control that would be devastating. bob kent with some very hard-hitting works. >>>...
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air strikes in iraq. john and diane foley spoke out today on "morning joe" remembering their son. >> he just was so committed to the people whose suffering he was trying to -- >> humanize. >> humanize. and he wanted the world to know how people were suffering. particularly the children touched him so much. >> american air strikes don't stop -- if american air strikes don't stop, isis is threatening to kill a second american journalist, steven sotloff. you're looking at live pictures at martha's vineyard where we're expecting to learn more about this mounting u.s. confrontation with isis, including new questions about the u.s. expanding its current military campaign. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey, says isis cannot be contained without going into syria and in both iraq and syria one of the biggest challenges for u.s. operations -- black holes in our intelligence, areas where our ability to gather information is hamstrung by remote locations and by growing isis control. ja
air strikes in iraq. john and diane foley spoke out today on "morning joe" remembering their son. >> he just was so committed to the people whose suffering he was trying to -- >> humanize. >> humanize. and he wanted the world to know how people were suffering. particularly the children touched him so much. >> american air strikes don't stop -- if american air strikes don't stop, isis is threatening to kill a second american journalist, steven sotloff. you're...
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to put in ground troops in iraq. it's unlikely to happen in syria of course, so all options are still on the table, but we're waiting to hear more there t the -- pentagon about what they think they can do at this point. >> libby casey live in washington. thanks very much. >>> the fight against the islamic state continues across iraq. has been a deadly attack, where shiite fighters opened fire on we are schip -- worshippers in a mosque. kurdish forces are fighting alongside the iraqi military, trying to regain lost area that the north driving rebels further south. earlier we spoke to james jeffery a former u.s. ambassador to iraq. we asked him how the murder of james foley has changed u.s.'s strategy? >> i don't think in and of itself it has, but it has given him more domestic support if he decides to turn the pressure on against isis. president obama has done the right things, but he hasn't been clear in explaining to the american people what his objectives are. is it containment? is it to destroy isis, which is what
to put in ground troops in iraq. it's unlikely to happen in syria of course, so all options are still on the table, but we're waiting to hear more there t the -- pentagon about what they think they can do at this point. >> libby casey live in washington. thanks very much. >>> the fight against the islamic state continues across iraq. has been a deadly attack, where shiite fighters opened fire on we are schip -- worshippers in a mosque. kurdish forces are fighting alongside the...
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we're out of iraq now, we haven't gone into syria at all really. so how does isis get threatened by us if they know we're containing them now, attempting to contain them now and have no long-term plan to take them down before we pull out again in the air strikes? how do you chase the future if you're not part of it? >> well, you can't, actually. and, as a matter of fact, i hate to go back to what joe biden said before the war started, that maybe the best thing to do is to encourage iraq to go to pieces, to devolve into its component pieces and that appears to be what it's doing by itself now. i don't think you can use the cliche "put the genie back in the bottle." i don't think you can affect it strategically, only tactically. >> can we live with a caliphate in portions of syria and iraq when it does come apart? >> no, i don't think we can and that's why we're going to continue to target when we can target individual groups of enemies of the united states and of our allies in the region. it's going to be pretty much a tactical war for many, many ye
we're out of iraq now, we haven't gone into syria at all really. so how does isis get threatened by us if they know we're containing them now, attempting to contain them now and have no long-term plan to take them down before we pull out again in the air strikes? how do you chase the future if you're not part of it? >> well, you can't, actually. and, as a matter of fact, i hate to go back to what joe biden said before the war started, that maybe the best thing to do is to encourage iraq...
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including air strikes inside iraq. i think the united states military has, over the last several years, a pretty good track record of defending american citizens and american facilities in many places around the world from, you know, protecting them and defending them from terrorist threats. >> another peshmerga question. >> i'm sorry, as you heard yesterday, i think i've said it before, the secretary has set up a task force to examine options and opportunities for us to resupply kurdish forces. no decisions have come out. i have nothing to announce about that today. that said, we do continue to help the iraqi government in baghdad conduct those kinds of resupply missions. in some cases, actually flying their equipment up to the north where it needs to get. and we have been encouraged by the assistance of international partners like the uk. i also want to take the opportunity today to thank albania. albania has now come forward and offered to conduct resupply missions for kurdish forces which, again, we're very gratefu
including air strikes inside iraq. i think the united states military has, over the last several years, a pretty good track record of defending american citizens and american facilities in many places around the world from, you know, protecting them and defending them from terrorist threats. >> another peshmerga question. >> i'm sorry, as you heard yesterday, i think i've said it before, the secretary has set up a task force to examine options and opportunities for us to resupply...
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including some of the airstrikes in iraq. i think that the united states military has, over the last several years, pretty good track record of defending american americans and facilities in many places around the world, protecting them and defending them from terrorist threats. i am sorry -- yes, there has been -- you heard yesterday and i think i said it before. acretary hagel has set up task force to examine options and opportunities for us to resupply kurdish forces. no decisions have come out. i have nothing to announce about that today. we do continue to help the iraqi government conducted those kinds of resupply missions. some cases, actually flying their equipment up to where it needs to get. and we need to be encouraged by the international partners, like the u.k. i also want to take the opportunity to thank albania. albania has now come forward and offered to conduct resupply missions for kurdish forces, which we are grateful for. yes? >> can you help me understand what dempsey was saying yesterday. you can't rule o
including some of the airstrikes in iraq. i think that the united states military has, over the last several years, pretty good track record of defending american americans and facilities in many places around the world, protecting them and defending them from terrorist threats. i am sorry -- yes, there has been -- you heard yesterday and i think i said it before. acretary hagel has set up task force to examine options and opportunities for us to resupply kurdish forces. no decisions have come...
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>> admirable kirby, on iraq. we heard this at the secretary hagel and chairman dempsey talking about a long-term strategy. could you give us a sense what does it mean, are we going to -- [inaudible] to see changes in the current operation right now in iraq? >> i think what the secretary was referring to, and i'm pretty sure the chairman was referring to, was that we need to have a regional approach here and an interagency and international approach about this threat posed by this particular extremist group, isil, and that this was, this would take time to develop this kind of multilateral and multi-national approach to dealing with this threat. the president himself said this wasn't going to be over in a matter of weeks. i think we're all, we all recognize that this group didn't grow up overnight. they didn't get the capabilities that they got overnight. we've been watching this for a while, and we all recognize it's going to take a while. i but just as critically, joe, it's going to take a while for statesdy. mi
>> admirable kirby, on iraq. we heard this at the secretary hagel and chairman dempsey talking about a long-term strategy. could you give us a sense what does it mean, are we going to -- [inaudible] to see changes in the current operation right now in iraq? >> i think what the secretary was referring to, and i'm pretty sure the chairman was referring to, was that we need to have a regional approach here and an interagency and international approach about this threat posed by this...
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we can now get more from jane, who is in northern iraq. and jane, firstly, if i could get some context from you about this attack at the mosque. >> reporter: well, vivia, it happened during friday prayers, and according to witnesses, the gunmen roared up in the kind of vehicles often used by security forces or people disguising themselves as security forces, stormed into the mosque and opened fire. the exact death toll is unknown and the exact circumstances have to be determined. but what is clear is this is an extremely serious and inflammatory attack. politicians are struggling to contain this. and it could be the spark they fear that everyone feared could ignite another round of sectarian violence. the political leaders are investigating exactly what happened. and the speaker, a sunni, has said that he was threatened to withdraw his own people from the formation of a new government if an investigation isn't done and people brought to justice. >> and if you go further north, the peshmerga fighters are fighting the islamic state group. an
we can now get more from jane, who is in northern iraq. and jane, firstly, if i could get some context from you about this attack at the mosque. >> reporter: well, vivia, it happened during friday prayers, and according to witnesses, the gunmen roared up in the kind of vehicles often used by security forces or people disguising themselves as security forces, stormed into the mosque and opened fire. the exact death toll is unknown and the exact circumstances have to be determined. but what...
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why the rush to get out of iraq? >> that is complicated story involving the government in iraq and whether nouri al-malaki could forge a deal for immunity to our troops that remain and whether president obama pushed hard for one. that will be talk of another day. you will hear talk about new boots on the ground. we have to peep for everything, that is words hagel used yesterday, obviously that will be the kind of preparation and everything on the table, assault that we had after 9/11. jon: well, it is, a mess right now. we're going to continue to keep an eye on this obviously that news conference coming up from the pentagon about 45 minutes from now. we'll have that life for our viewers. a.b. stoddard, rich lowery, thank you both. >> thanks, jon. heather: still to come with home sales gaining traction across the country why experts say now could be the best time for buyers to take that plunge. and, as the riot torn community of ferguson, missouri calms down, what we can expect from the justice department investigatio
why the rush to get out of iraq? >> that is complicated story involving the government in iraq and whether nouri al-malaki could forge a deal for immunity to our troops that remain and whether president obama pushed hard for one. that will be talk of another day. you will hear talk about new boots on the ground. we have to peep for everything, that is words hagel used yesterday, obviously that will be the kind of preparation and everything on the table, assault that we had after 9/11....
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the turmoil in israel, iraq, ukraine. before you get any deeper into supply and demand -- >> you said it. i did not a it. dibly complexincre things, is it fair to say this is a surprise to see oil this low as the entire middle east erupts backup as we enter a new cold war -- >> absolutely. >> you see oil as an asset that rises. >> remember the arab spring 2011. >> one year ago i must to a day, oil prices in europe for $112 a barrel. concerns with pipelines and the canal in egypt. that segued into the situation in syria. is there a red line or not? i think what the u.s. has demonstrated over the past year is, we are conflict of leaders. in order to have a significant in price on the commodity, we need to see a disruption to the flow of that commodity. an actual disruption. ofh u.s. being a conflict border, chances we will see a disruption are minimized and why when you're later we still have the geopolitical headlights much worse -- >> no prescription priced at all in oil on a consistent basis? >> oil prices are following
the turmoil in israel, iraq, ukraine. before you get any deeper into supply and demand -- >> you said it. i did not a it. dibly complexincre things, is it fair to say this is a surprise to see oil this low as the entire middle east erupts backup as we enter a new cold war -- >> absolutely. >> you see oil as an asset that rises. >> remember the arab spring 2011. >> one year ago i must to a day, oil prices in europe for $112 a barrel. concerns with pipelines and the...
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from taking over parts of iraq. the question on the floor is one for president barack obama not the military. but he added this, the battle to stop i.s. will not end soon and will go beyond iraq. >> to your question, can they be defeated without addressing that part of their organization which resides in syria? the answer is no. that will have to be addressed on both sides of what is essentially at this point a nonexistent border. it requires a variety of instruments one only small part of which is air strikes. it requires the application of all of the tools of national power. >> reporter: pentagon firms repeated what was said about the air strikes in iraq. but officials know they are going to have to prove they are not engaging in mission creep, using the air strikes as a pretext for on all out war. >> we have a middle east politics and security specialist with us. the i.s. group needs to be stopped. who is going to do it? >> well, i think they are going to first look to actors in the region. because it's the regio
from taking over parts of iraq. the question on the floor is one for president barack obama not the military. but he added this, the battle to stop i.s. will not end soon and will go beyond iraq. >> to your question, can they be defeated without addressing that part of their organization which resides in syria? the answer is no. that will have to be addressed on both sides of what is essentially at this point a nonexistent border. it requires a variety of instruments one only small part...
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they are a direct descendent of a group we dealt with in iraq, then called al qaeda in iraq. one of the toughest terrorist groups in the world. at that time, prior to his defeat, it was on innocent past. many of those people have passed on to this group, they see themselves as the heirs of that. they have experience in urban warfare and they have a lot of money. in syria, they gained control of the largest oil field in the country, another source of funds. >> what is your advice for the government, what do we need to do to combat this threat? >> i've written a number of pieces, yesterday secretary hagel said that a number of us have been saying. there are four or five things you have to do, defeating it is the wrong thing to think about it. the gradient over time, the way we have with al qaeda -- degrading it over time, the way we have with al qaeda, is the way. you got to go to serious, destroy leadership and deny a safe haven. they're able to run back into syria where they can remain unmolested. thatve got to go there, probably means airpower, not goods on the ground. -- bo
they are a direct descendent of a group we dealt with in iraq, then called al qaeda in iraq. one of the toughest terrorist groups in the world. at that time, prior to his defeat, it was on innocent past. many of those people have passed on to this group, they see themselves as the heirs of that. they have experience in urban warfare and they have a lot of money. in syria, they gained control of the largest oil field in the country, another source of funds. >> what is your advice for the...
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air strikes stalled the momentum in northern iraq and said commanders are studying all options. >>> spokesperson stressed the government does not pay ransom to terrorists. marie harp said doing so would destroy capabilities. >> we believe paying ransoms would put all americans overseas at greater risk for kidnapping and harm's way. >> u.s. media reported the government rejected demands wanting more than $100 million for the release of james foley. >>> people caught up in the fighting in eastern ukraine could soon be getting supplies they desperately need. trucks from russia carrying humanitarian aid are rumbling across the border after a delay of two weeks. officials with the red cross are overseeing the deliver. nhk world's craig dale is following the story. >> leaders took days to decide what to do. and blame the russians backing the separatists and worry the convoy was a ploy to send in weapons or spark a stanoff to allow russian troops to invade. but the trucks are now passing through a border crossing on their way to the hard hit city of luhansk. officials want to ensure the cargo contains
air strikes stalled the momentum in northern iraq and said commanders are studying all options. >>> spokesperson stressed the government does not pay ransom to terrorists. marie harp said doing so would destroy capabilities. >> we believe paying ransoms would put all americans overseas at greater risk for kidnapping and harm's way. >> u.s. media reported the government rejected demands wanting more than $100 million for the release of james foley. >>> people caught...
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also from iraq, we're getting reports that shia militia men have opened fire in a mosque in iraq killing at least 30 people. >>> it was one colony and then became one of brazil's top security prisons. off the coast of rio, this is a popular tourist destination. one prisoner remains. he arrived 1958 aged 27. he's now 83. after serving time reportedly for multiple murderers, he was given a release to remain until this year. >>> one extraordinary prisoner's story from brazil. >>> we're going to close the program by going back to our main breaking news. an incident of terrible sectarian violence it seems in eastern iraq in the last hour or so. getting news from roiters news agency that 30 have been killed when shiite militia opened fire in a sunni mosque. 30 bodies reported at the hospital. it's said there may be more casualties. no official word on casualties yet. clearly a story we're following on bbc world news. just to reminder of our other top headlines. increasing pressure in washington for expansion of military operations against the islamic state. stay with us here on bbc world news.
also from iraq, we're getting reports that shia militia men have opened fire in a mosque in iraq killing at least 30 people. >>> it was one colony and then became one of brazil's top security prisons. off the coast of rio, this is a popular tourist destination. one prisoner remains. he arrived 1958 aged 27. he's now 83. after serving time reportedly for multiple murderers, he was given a release to remain until this year. >>> one extraordinary prisoner's story from brazil....
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and our own government to go to war in iraq. several years on from that i actually feel it's an image that is extremely relevant to us today in that it's an image that is potent as this thing that trolls beneath the human consciousness as a reminder of tribal instincts, that being violence. >> reporter: the under lying message here is antiwar. some of the images are shocking. some are moving. but all the artists are trying to prompt a deeper consideration of why conflict remains a part of human existence. some are ironic, medals by wood that are on closer inspection made up of toy soldiers. many images are from resent conflict, afghanistan, iraq but some date back to earlier wars, the juxta position of the first world war with sketches from syria show despite what politicians constantly urge they themselves have not learned the lessons of war. tim friend, al jazeera, bristol, southwest england. >>> amazing, here we have the sport and so fascinating from the drawings, they are so great. >> thank you very much, formula one season
and our own government to go to war in iraq. several years on from that i actually feel it's an image that is extremely relevant to us today in that it's an image that is potent as this thing that trolls beneath the human consciousness as a reminder of tribal instincts, that being violence. >> reporter: the under lying message here is antiwar. some of the images are shocking. some are moving. but all the artists are trying to prompt a deeper consideration of why conflict remains a part of...
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the rise of isis in syria gave it a launch pad to storm back to iraq. it captured large amounts of american weaponry from the iraqi army. iraqi security forces were strengthening their positions on the edge of baghdad in july against the islamic state advance. i asked as exploited anger of sunnis furious of the way iraqi shias have power. the best hope is it will offer enough to turn them away from i.s. that won't happen easily. >> translator: we will not fight isis or any other terrorism as long as haven't received our rights. we will not fight terrorism or what is known as isis as long as the government has not stood up to terrorist militias that butchers sunnis. >> the west is deeply involved in this crisis even though it would prefer to stay out. britain's deliveries of humanitarian aid could turn to a deeper military role. perhaps directed at several thousand british and other european men who fight for i.s. in damascus this morning, families displaced by three years of fighting were going home after a local truce in their suburbs. as the syrian re
the rise of isis in syria gave it a launch pad to storm back to iraq. it captured large amounts of american weaponry from the iraqi army. iraqi security forces were strengthening their positions on the edge of baghdad in july against the islamic state advance. i asked as exploited anger of sunnis furious of the way iraqi shias have power. the best hope is it will offer enough to turn them away from i.s. that won't happen easily. >> translator: we will not fight isis or any other terrorism...
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iraq. visiting a suburb and found some painful proof showing how much the local economy is really suffering from what's happening in that country right now. all right, this is bloomberg surveillance on bloomberg television, streaming on your tablet and phone and bloomberg.com. we'll be right back. ♪ >> good morning everyone. later this morning, 11rk a.m. on market makers, i'm the only one who doesn't have one, james park of fitbit, i have a bracelet that eat called sit bit. >> i have a watch and a conscience, ok? that's all i need. >> 11:00, good morning everyone. we look much more seriously at iraq. > it's been a boom town, developers pouring billions of dollars into real estate. but obviously, a lot has changed over the past six weeks, and our actually took a look on the ground. >> just a couple of hours from the iraqi zone hits the self proclaimed subdivision. >> how much would one of those houses cost? >> cost, as of today, around $ 253,000. >> quarter of a million dollars. >> yes. be
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air strikes on isis targets continue in iraq. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff warns defeating the terror group won't be possible unless its presence in syria is also addressed, a serious statement coming from martin dempsey. barbara starr has much more for us from the pentagon. >> reporter: good morning, kate. the question is could isis come to the united states and attack here in the pentagon isn't ruling anything out. as isis continues its murdering rampage, alarming words from the u.s. secretary of defense about the threat the group poses to americans. >> oh, this is beyond anything that we've seen, so we must prepare for everything, and the only way you do that is you take a cold steely hard look at it and -- and get ready. >> reporter: but ready for what? u.s. officials insist there are no isis sleeper cells in the u.s. right now, but u.s. intelligence agencies are worried some americans fighting with isis overseas could come back to this country and carry out attacks. >> they are beyond just a terrorist group. the
air strikes on isis targets continue in iraq. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff warns defeating the terror group won't be possible unless its presence in syria is also addressed, a serious statement coming from martin dempsey. barbara starr has much more for us from the pentagon. >> reporter: good morning, kate. the question is could isis come to the united states and attack here in the pentagon isn't ruling anything out. as isis continues its murdering rampage, alarming words...
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that's how important it is to iraq, an oil center. we can hit them in areas where civilians are not concentrated. we can hurt them very badly. we can make them bleed. we can defuse their arrogance. that's what we can do. right now the sunni tribes in iraq are being attracted to isis. why? because isis is winning. as soon as isis starts losing, we can peel those sunni tribes away from isis, back to the government in baghdad, iraq, back to the central government the way general petraeus did in the 2000s. >> the president tells us we don't have an appetite for taking these people on. he tells us again and again and again, do americans have the appetite for it? and if the president misgauged this whole blessed thing, especially when he says this group was jv, junior varsity. >> put aside the president's mischaracterization. let me ask you, you saw foley's head get cut off. does america have the ability to ignore a scene like that? >> can't ignore it. >> you can not ignore that. that was an affront -- we were all james foley. >> we asked t
that's how important it is to iraq, an oil center. we can hit them in areas where civilians are not concentrated. we can hurt them very badly. we can make them bleed. we can defuse their arrogance. that's what we can do. right now the sunni tribes in iraq are being attracted to isis. why? because isis is winning. as soon as isis starts losing, we can peel those sunni tribes away from isis, back to the government in baghdad, iraq, back to the central government the way general petraeus did in...
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it's not just satisfied in carrying out attacks in iraq and syria. it's clearly says we're going to go further. we wanted another 9/11. and it's attracting a lot of recruits. so the question is what do you do about it? do you send forces into syria? do you start carrying out air strikes into syria? or do you have to have some sort of rapprochement with bashar al assad? bashar al assad, the regime, the brutal regime of syria, the u.s. policy until recently has been to topple the regime, to support the rebel movement. but now we're sort of fighting on the same side. so, we're starting to hear more about well, maybe we should rehabilitate bashar al assad and let him do the fighting against isis in syria. so that the u.s. doesn't have that mission creep you were just talking about. >> richard something you told us six or eight weeks ago is now the lead story in "usa today" this morning. it talks about how there are people with western pass ports, something like 500 british citizens, and another 100 american citizens, who are there at this point, helping
it's not just satisfied in carrying out attacks in iraq and syria. it's clearly says we're going to go further. we wanted another 9/11. and it's attracting a lot of recruits. so the question is what do you do about it? do you send forces into syria? do you start carrying out air strikes into syria? or do you have to have some sort of rapprochement with bashar al assad? bashar al assad, the regime, the brutal regime of syria, the u.s. policy until recently has been to topple the regime, to...
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town ahead, an iraq boom goes bust. it was once a real estate goldmine but now it looks like a ghost town. details on the ground later this hour. paneour final discusses -- l discusses the impact if there is another volcanic eruption in iceland. ♪ >> welcome back to "the pulse." i'm an edwards. here are bloomberg's top headlines. investors are awaiting clues on rateime of interest increases. she speaks in jackson hole later today. stocks from the u.s. to asia rose after housing and manufacturing reports showed strengthening in the world's largest economy. after several delays, the first russian aid trucks have begun crossing into eastern ukraine. they are marked with red crosses and they are all under the control of the international red cross. the trucks have been inspected to make sure no weapons are getting through. the crossing could mark an easing of tensions between ukraine and russia. and hamas is said to have killed 11 palestinian informants after israel killed three top thomas commanders. - hamas commanders.
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wanted to come out of iraq. they have to get involved even though they don't want to, right? >> yes. this is one of those rare instances where the white house has seen it quite wrong. you're seeing them saying we're in the for the long haul, talking about the isis problems and the president was on the links in martha's vineyard. there's a lot of questions coming from congress. i mean, the last thing that they want to do is to come out and say, you know, we are for or against doing something where, you know, americans could actually be targeted. and so, obviously, this is a problem for both sides of the aisle. >> hadley, thank you very much for joining us. hadley gamble there with the latest on what's going on in the middle east. >>> still to come here on the show, guardians of the galaxy, well, that's leading the u.s. box office to a record august. will it be enough to save a lackluster summer for the film industry? we'll take a look, coming up. having the cloud allows us to rapid prototype a lot of ideas. being able to pay as we go was crucial for a start up. having to fork
wanted to come out of iraq. they have to get involved even though they don't want to, right? >> yes. this is one of those rare instances where the white house has seen it quite wrong. you're seeing them saying we're in the for the long haul, talking about the isis problems and the president was on the links in martha's vineyard. there's a lot of questions coming from congress. i mean, the last thing that they want to do is to come out and say, you know, we are for or against doing...
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iraq isest refinery in off-line, because of isis. the local refineries are therefore making a killing. even the small refineries are much money per day, and are able to charge much more than people were paying. that strikes me as the one area where people are doing well. >> what about local energy options? of gasoline, it's very expensive. none of the private gas stations oil, you had to get it from the government-subsidized ones. that becomes inconvenient area in terms of electricity, the power station is not far from here, and that was very close to dam. across kurdistan, this is a problem. the refineries are near the front lines. talk to me about the relationship between the kurds and the government of baghdad. are they working together? >> they are, we were at the moz a few daysmosul dam ago. it was a very frightening moment a mile from the dam at the iraq humvees few came through. the reality is that they have butbeen heavily involved, the iraq he army guys are claiming credit for the victory. the sides are not cooperating. >> t
iraq isest refinery in off-line, because of isis. the local refineries are therefore making a killing. even the small refineries are much money per day, and are able to charge much more than people were paying. that strikes me as the one area where people are doing well. >> what about local energy options? of gasoline, it's very expensive. none of the private gas stations oil, you had to get it from the government-subsidized ones. that becomes inconvenient area in terms of electricity,...
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wasou remember zarqawi bombed ae in iraq. he jordanian wedding, where he killed a number of wedding goers as well as family members. what you ended up seeing was a pushback that he crossed the line. he was behind beheadings and gruesome videos. ultimately it did not resonate and sell the way he was looking for. it did for a percentage. it even got to the point where was sendingeader notes suggesting, this is too violent. to be able toing win the hearts and minds they were trying in their twisted kind of way to do. i am not sure that has staying power, but that is almost irrelevant. they are basically looking for small numbers to engage in. brits fighting in iraq and syria. you have 900 french. you have approximately 100 americans. these are big numbers. by definition a small numbers business. it has catastrophic impact. wehink that is something need to be thinking about, especially in terms of threats to our homeland. even the former -- the foreign fighter issue aside, if you look at isis, it is arguably the most well-funded
wasou remember zarqawi bombed ae in iraq. he jordanian wedding, where he killed a number of wedding goers as well as family members. what you ended up seeing was a pushback that he crossed the line. he was behind beheadings and gruesome videos. ultimately it did not resonate and sell the way he was looking for. it did for a percentage. it even got to the point where was sendingeader notes suggesting, this is too violent. to be able toing win the hearts and minds they were trying in their...